Libor Wälzer

Libor Wälzer
Personal information
Nationality  Czech Republic
Born (1975-12-08) December 8, 1975
Sokolov, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 105 kg
Club PSK Olymp Praha
Coached by Pavel Ivanic

Libor Wälzer (born December 8, 1975 in Sokolov) is a Czech weightlifter.[1] Walzer represented the Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's heavyweight category (105 kg). Walzer placed sixteenth in this event, as he successfully lifted 163 kg (359 lb) in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 187 kg (412 lb) in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 350 kg (770 lb).[2] Walzer was later elevated to a higher position, when Ukraine's Ihor Razoronov had been disqualified from the Olympics, after he tested positive for nandrolone.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Libor Wälzer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Men's 105kg (231 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ukrainian weightlifter Igor Razoronov expelled from Beijing Olympics over doping offence". Xinhua News Agency. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2013.


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